How to remove the shine from the iron on clothes?

In the modern world, we can no longer imagine life without some of the things of our civilization. For example, without an iron. It is unlikely that it will be possible to look elegant and well-groomed without the use of this extremely useful invention.

We use it almost every day, and it often happens that after using the iron, shine remains on the clothes, light beige or brown marks on light-colored clothes, and the appearance of other stains after ironing. But the iron is not always to blame for this.

There may be several of them.

• The wrong temperature has been selected for ironing a specific product. Often we do not notice at what mark the regulator is, sometimes it seems to us that it does not matter. Conclusion - always set only the correct temperature and steaming mode according to the recommendations.
• An uncleaned soleplate that leaves marks and marks on the iron. If there are scorched spots on the sole of the iron, then at the most crucial moment this dirt from the iron will get onto things. Conclusion - remove everything from the surface of the iron. There are special cleaning pencils, as well as many folk methods.

• Use of untreated water. This is especially true in areas with unfavorable drinking water, rich in sediments and heavy metals. Distilled or filtered water is ideal.
• Ironing on items that have not been completely rinsed in the washing machine with powder residues. Do not add more powder than necessary. A lot of powder does not mean that washing will be better.

Getting rid of the stain is not always possible. When the thread is burnt, it will hardly be possible. In general, it all depends on the age of the appearance of the spot (the earlier you start to remove it after the appearance, the more likely a positive effect is), on the type of tissue.

If you can choose other clothes, then it is better to wash these immediately.

If the glossy stain is small, you can try to steam it off. To do this, put a towel on the ironing board, clothes on it, and gauze moistened and folded in several layers on top. Instead of gauze, you can use paper. Iron, lightly touching the surface of the gauze until the shine disappears. For cotton fabrics, this is just a godsend!

In order to remove the gloss from dark suiting fabrics, the following tool will help:

1. lay out trousers or a skirt on an ironing board;
2. dip a gauze cut in our solution (1 tablespoon per 1 liter of water) and squeeze;
3. put on the item and smooth until the shine is completely removed.

There is also a technique for removing shiny marks using black tea. It is suitable only for dark fabrics, because tea dyes fabrics brown. With a moistened swab in strong brewed tea, you need to treat all shiny places.

In order to remove tan marks from light-colored items, you will need vinegar and salt. The procedure is as follows:

• dilute vinegar with water in equal proportions (standard vinegar 9%);
• moisten the stain with vinegar solution, rub a little with a sponge;
• then a sorbent is needed - take salt, sprinkle it on top and leave it for a while.

You can also remove tan marks from light-colored fabrics using boric acid. To do this, it must be mixed in equal proportions with warm water. Using a brush or sponge, apply to fabric, rub lightly and leave for 15 minutes. After that, wash the thing.

If there is no boric acid, you can deal with the dirt with lemon juice and salt. It is generally known that citric acid has a whitening effect. Apply lemon juice to the garment, rub lightly and sprinkle with extra fine salt. After 40-60 minutes, the stain can be washed off.

With dark suit and light fabrics sorted out. Consider how to handle delicate fabrics like silk.

Soda will help cleanse the silk. To do this, stir one teaspoon of baking soda in a cup of warm water. We moisten a gauze cut in this solution. And we iron the fabric, putting on it a gauze cut in several layers. The stains go away relatively quickly and without damaging the tissue.

There is another way with soda, it is longer, but just as effective. It is necessary to mix baking soda and water to make a gruel. The water should be warm. Apply gruel to the stain and leave to dry. After drying, lightly clean the tanned area with a sponge, and then shake off the soda.

Here ammonia, peroxide and onions will come to our aid.

In warm water (we take about 1 liter) we add ammonia, about half a tablespoon, and liquid soap, we take quite a bit of it. Further, it is quite easy - we wipe the piece of fabric we need, then iron it with a gauze cut.

Rub the burned area with a cut onion and leave for a while. Then wash as usual.

This recipe will only work with whites, as peroxide has whitening properties. Apply hydrogen peroxide to the stain and rub with a sponge. All spots are removed from the edge to the center so as not to increase the area of ​​the spot. After washing the thing.

If the item is colored, then you can clean it with hydrogen peroxide, only 1%. It is better to check the durability of the fabric on an inconspicuous place in the seamy part of the product.

Sour milk and curdled milk will cope with scorched threads on fabrics of this type. Mix sour milk with warm water (1: 2). Rub the stain with a sponge and leave for several hours. Novice housewives should know that the stain is always cleaned from its edges to the center, so as not to increase its area. Then wash the thing.

A soapy solution will help to remove the gloss.

Use a soapy solution to remove the shine on this type of fabric. You can use both household and regular toilet soap. Rub the shiny areas with a sponge soaked in soapy water, and then iron the thing with a gauze cut. It should be borne in mind that you should not make a solution too soapy, because after drying, soap stains may remain on the clothes. This recipe works for solid colors as well as colors and dark fabrics.

Stubborn stains can be dealt with with gasoline. Rub the stain with a sponge dipped in gasoline, sprinkle with plenty of salt and leave to dry. Well, at the end, wash the thing. This method is more aggressive, so everyone decides to use it independently.

If the above methods did not help, you can use dry cleaning services. However, it should be remembered that in some cases, if a method is used at home that does not correspond to the type of fabric, or the active substance was more than normal, the stain is "sealed", and even dry cleaning will no longer help to remove it.

An overview of the myths about removing stains from clothes is presented in the video below.